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Cleveland Cavaliers (20-14) VS Portland TrailBlazers (12-24)
Sunday, January 15, 2006
9:00pm ET
TV: WUAB
Rose Garden, Portland
Head Coaches
Mike Brown / Nate McMillan
Probable Starters
Eric Snow / Steve Blake
Damon Jones / Juan Dixon
LeBron James / Viktor Khryapa
Drew Gooden / Zach Randolph
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Joel Pryzbilla
Cavaliers Bench
Mike Wilks / Luke Jackson / Ira Newble / Donyell Marshall / Wild Thing
Blazers Bench
Sebastian Telfair / Ruben Patterson / Theo Ratliff / Travis Outlaw / Jarrett Jack
Blazers Notes
The worst team in the West has won 2 straight. They are led by stud Zach Randolph, who leads the team in points and rebounds. Former Cavalier Darius Miles is out with an injured right knee.
Cavaliers Notes
The Cavs have lost 3 in a row and are 0-2 on the West Coast trip.However, they had a chance to win in both losses. LeBron and Z are coming off strong games in the loss to the red-hot Suns. Will Drew Gooden be healthy to play?
HPD's Prediction
Its must win time for the Cavaliers. Will they have the energy to win after running with the Suns the night before? Luke Jackson is returning to his home state, will he play well in front of family and friends? Will Wild Thing finally make an impact on a game after his injury? The Cavs will gut this one out and win by 5+.